WSR 14-05-040
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 14-33—Filed February 13, 2014, 11:12 a.m., effective March 1, 2014]
Effective Date of Rule: March 1, 2014.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-56-350.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, and 77.12.047.
Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.
Reasons for this Finding: Surveys at Dosewallips State Park indicate the clam population can support a season of the same length as last year. The earlier opening in 2014 provides a more continuous recreational clamming opportunity in the Hood Canal area, particularly with the closure of nearby Point Whitney Tidelands. There is insufficient time to adopt permanent rules.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: February 13, 2014.
Joe Stohr
for Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-35000Y Clams other than razor clams—Areas and seasons.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-350, effective March 1, 2014, until further notice, is it permissible to take, dig for and possess clams, cockles, and mussels for personal use from Dosewallips State Park (only in the area defined by boundary markers and signs posted on the beach).
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.